A Grammar of Madurese

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Radin Sagara 521



  1. Reng nyama-na na'-kana', bur-lebur-an lakar-ra aeng la
    person name-DEF RED-child RED-happy-AN real-DEF water already
    ngoy-langngoy-an dhang-kadhang.
    RED-swim-IT sometimes
    Because he was a kid, he really liked the water and would swim sometimes.

  2. Lo' andhi' kanca; reng coma wa'-dhuwa'-an.
    not have friend person only RED-two-an
    But he had no friends. It was only the two of them.

  3. E settong bakto Radin Sagara pas nemmo ngatela' olar ce' raja-na,
    at one time Radin Sagara then AV.meet AV.see snake very big-DEF
    olar naga,^7 dhuwa' ja-raja.
    snake two RED-big
    One day Radin Sagara came across very big snakes, two very big dragon
    snakes.

  4. Ya tanto-na Radin Sagara jareya ka-tako'-an.
    yes certain-DEF Radin Sagara this AD-afraid
    Of course, Radin Sagara was afraid.

  5. Din Sagara na'-kana'-eng glempeng enga', glempeng, obu'-eng ya
    Din Sagara RED-child-DEF fat remember fat hair-DEF yes
    lanjang, a-nyama na'-kana', ja' adha' tokang polka.
    long AV-name RED-child COMP not. exist worker haircut
    Radin Sagara was a fat child, and he had long hair because there was no
    barber.

  6. E settong bakto koca'-eng gella' joh ka-dhatenga-ngan olar dhuwa'
    at one time say-DEF before EMPH NOM-come snake two
    ce' raja-na, olar-ra, olar naga, nabang dha' Radin Sagara.
    very big-DEF snake-DEF snake naga AV.chase to Radin Sagara
    Once Radin Sagara came across two very big snakes, dragon snakes, and
    they chased Radin Sagara.

  7. Buru Radin Sagara, buru a-dungeng dha' ebu'-eng.
    run Radin Sagara run AV-story to mother-DEF
    And Radin Sagara ran off, ran to tell his mother.


(^7) naga is a mythical snake, a dragon snake.

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